WorksheetsPartition of India and Pakistan
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
In what year did India become an independent country?
1976
1947
1948
1945
What does the word 'partition' mean?
To annoy others
To give pleasure to others
To divide something into two or more parts
To make to seperate things into one
Who was the spiritual leader of the Indian National Congress party, known for his methods of peaceful protest?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Mohandas Ghandi
Louis Mountbatten
Pakistan became its own nation in what year?
1976
1947
1948
1945
Pakistan was created because which major religion was afraid of being persecuted?
Muslims
Sikhs
Hindus
Christians
Which country became a Muslim-majority state due to the events of partition?
Pakistan
India
Bengal
Sri Lanka
Which country was responsible for the colonisation of India, and was responsible for overseeing the partition of india into two different countries?
United States
France
Great Britain
Denmark
One of the major problems with the Partition of Pakistan was...
China control of Northern India
Jinnah would still be a ruler of India and Pakistan
Forced migration of people with different religions which caused bitter feelings and anger
None of the above
Which of the following groups committed the most violence during the partition?
Muslims
Hindus
Sikhs
All of them
How many people were displaced by the events of partition?
1 million
200,000
7.2 million
14.5 million
The 1947 conflict created the two countries of?
India and Pakistan
Pakistan and Bangladesh
India and Nepal
Who was India's colonial ruler?
France
Germany
Britain
United States
Which religion dominates Pakistan?
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Which religion dominates India?
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Pakistan was originally divided into two states, West and East Pakistan. What country did East Pakistan become in 1971?
Bhutan
Nepal
Bangladesh
What territory is still disputed by India and Pakistan
Kashmir
Bhutan
Nepal
What was the cause of most deaths during the migration period of partition?
A widespread plague
Violence from civil unrest
Violence from British soldiers
Starvation from famine
The move of Hindus and Muslims to and from India/Pakistan was peaceful.
True
False
List three reasons Partition affected the lives of people living in india and Pakistan:
